Creating ePubs: Students as readers, authors, and designers

Creating ePubs:Students as readers,authors, and designers

Melinda KolkEditor, Creative EducatorDir. of Prof. Learning, Tech4Learning@melindak

www.tech4learning.com/wixie/epub

Let's get this out of the way!

iBooks vs. ePubsiOS vs. Android

So what's the best platform?

So Why Create ePubs in K-5?

“When I Grow Up” inherently tells studentsthat their value in the present is limited.

So Why Create ePubs in K-5?"It was rewarding to see the confidence thisproject built and the joy of our buddingauthors as their hard work was celebrated!"

So Why Create ePubs in K-5?There are lots of right ways to get K-5 kids towrite, but eBooks have some advantages!

• Students want to create!

• Students want to publish!

• Students want to do important work

• Show and tell with pictures and voice

• Are digital natives, but blogs aren't "real"

• People pay money for ePubs (value)

So What Should Students Write?

• Expository

"Skilled writers many times use a blend ofthese three text types to accomplish theirpurposes." CCSS - Appendix A

• Persuasive • Narrative

Copyright & Publishing - Fair Use

Clause"This presentation was created following theFair Use Guidelines for EducationalMultimedia. Certain materials are includedunder the Fair Use exemption of the U.S.copyright law. Further use of thesematerials and this presentation is restricted."

CitationsWork must include proper credit and citationfor all copyrighted material.

Copyright - Options

• Take your own pictures

• Create your own art

• Ask

• Creative Commons

• Pics4Learning.com

ePubs are easy to share!

"58% of American adults have a smartphone." -- Pew Research Internet Project

"25% of children under 2 own a smartphone." -- ZACT Mobile.

"One-third of American adults own a tablet." -- Pew Research Internet Project

• Email• Web URL• Cloud storage

How do you share an ePub?

• Google Drive• Drop Box

• iBooks Author - free & paid

• Playing with Media

• Digital Library System

Creating ePubs:Students as readers,authors, and designers

Melinda KolkEditor, Creative EducatorDir. of Prof. Learning, Tech4Learning@melindak

www.tech4learning.com/wixie/epub

What can this look like?

What can this look like?

What can this look like?